The Six Million Dollar Man

Original title : The Return of Bigfoot (1/2)
First Aired : 19.09.1976 (USA)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : Kenneth Johnson
Cast : John Saxon (Nedlick), Stephen Young (Dallett), Severn Darden (Apploy), Ted Cassidy (Bigfoot), Sandy Duncan (Gillian), Stefanie Powers (Shalon), Lindsay Wagner (Jaime Sommers), Charles Cyphers (Faler), Vince Howard (Nuclear Center Guard), Will J. White (Lab Guard), Michael J. London (Guard)

The Story : Bigfoot has returned to Steve's life, but this time a band of rebellious fellow aliens has programmed Bigfoot to steal gold and jewels. The loot will be used to make instruments to plunder the Earth. Evidence surrounding the thefts shows that only a bionic man could have committed them. Steve relays his previous alien encounter but is not believed and is placed under house arrest. Steve escapes bionically and begins a struggle to save Shalon who has been injured due to the renegade aliens' breakaway from their former base...

Original title : The Return of Bigfoot (2/2)
First Aired : 22.09.1976 (USA)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : Kenneth Johnson
Cast : John Saxon (Nedlick), Stephen Young (Dallett), Severn Darden (Apploy), Ted Cassidy (Bigfoot), Sandy Duncan (Gillian), Stefanie Powers (Shalon), Lindsay Wagner (Jaime Sommers), Charles Cyphers (Faler), Vince Howard (Nuclear Center Guard), Will J. White (Lab Guard), Michael J. London (Guard)

The Story : See previous episode

Original title : Nightmare in the Sky
First Aired : 26.09.1976 (USA) 15.10.1977 (FRANCE)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : Jim Carlson & Terrence McDonnell
Cast : Farrah Fawcett (Kelly Wood), Donald Moffat (Dr. Martin Davis), Dana Elcar (Larry Stover), Hank Stolh (Mike), Pete Dunn (Camerman)

The Story : Kelly Wood is test flying a new $15 million jet when she gets shot down by a World War II Japanese Zero. She radios the tower, where Steve and Oscar are, but the plan can only be seen on the radar screen. She crashes and is found with her unopened parachute, but her jet is nowhere in sight. No one except Steve and Oscar believe her and most think she is part of an espionage plot. Steve and Oscar are determined to uncover this phenomenon and they discover an outrageous plot that is to resemble the Bermuda Triangle, except only top secret aircraft disappear there...

Original title : Double Trouble
First Aired : 03.10.1976 (USA) 01.10.1977 (FRANCE)
Director : Phil Bondelli
Writing credits : Jerry Devine
Cast : Mary Ann Kasica (Nurse), Simon Scott (Dr. Barto), Flip Wilson (Billy Parker), Mira L. Waters (Susan), Rick Podell (Niko), Jerome Guardino (2nd Cab Driver), Sandy Champion (Escort), Borah Silver (Doorman)

The Story : Second-rate comic Billy Parker is unaware that he has an electronic instrument that can control his behavior implanted in his head. The device works by remote control and is owned by a foreign power. Steve is assigned as the comic's bodyguard to discover why it was implanted and where it came from, after OSI discovers the situation...

Original title : The Most Dangerous Enemy
First Aired : 17.10.1976 (USA) 12.08.1988 (FRANCE)
Director : Richard Moder
Writing credits : Judy Burns
Cast : Ina Balin (Cheryl Osborne), Martin E Brooks (Rudy Wells)

The Story : Beautiful scientist Cheryl Osborne has been working for two years in total isolation with chimpanzees on a highly dangerous experimental mind-and-strength-expanding drug. This serum could turn the average Joe into a genius. Steve and Dr. Wells fly to the desolate island where Cheryl is. When they arrive, the lab has been totally destroyed and Cheryl is nowhere to be found. While the men search for clues in the rubble, Rudy is attacked and bitten by a powerful and crazed chimp. Before Steve can catch the chimp, he flees into the jungle. Hours later, Rudy is turning into a psychotic superman, leaving Steve to try saving both their lives, without killing Rudy in the process...

Original title : H+2+O = Death
First Aired : 24.10.1976 (USA) 24.09.1977 (FRANCE)
Director : John Meredyth Lucas
Writing credits : John Meredyth Lucas
Cast : Elke Sommer (Ilsa), John van Dreelen (Matheson), Linden Chiles (Omega), Robert J. Hogan (Walker), Todd Martin (Kirov), Frank Parker (Ed), Lawrence Bame (Guard)

The Story : A method of separating oxygen and hydrogen in water has been developed by beautiful scientist, Ilsa Martin. This discovery could turn out to be the ultimate energy source. A by-product of the discovery that is yet to be perfected my very well be an underwater breathing device that could supply its own oxygen and power. The spy ring, Omega, doesn't know that it is not yet perfected and steals the $8 billion device. Steve infiltrates the ring as the man with all the answers that he is willing to sell, but he has to demonstrate the device in an underwater test to prove who he is...

Original title : Kill Oscar (2/3)
First Aired : 31.10.1976 (USA)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : William T. Zacha From a Story by Arthur Rowe & Oliver Crawford
Cast : John Houseman (Dr. Franklin), Jennifer Darling (Peggy Callahan), Corinne Michaels (Lynda Rosand), Jack Ging (Chief Inspector Hanson), Lee Majors (Col. Steve Austin), Janice Whitby (Katy)

The Story : A plan to overtake the government agency that Oscar oversees is put into action by a former scientist for OSI, Dr. Franklin. He has robots that resemble Oscar and two secretaries that he puts into place, but Steve Austin discovers the switch when he sees the heavy impressions the robot Oscar leaves in the carpet. Jaime Sommers has been brutally beaten and hovers near death after an encounter with the "fembots." Steve is the next target on the list as Franklin lures him to his compound by letting Steve think that's where the real Oscar is. Instead, he walks into a trap where the beautiful nuclear-powered robots who are out to destroy Steve are...
Note : This episode originally aired as a Six Million Dollar Man episode.

Original title : The Bionic Boy (1/2)
First Aired : 07.11.1976 (USA)
Director : Phil Bondelli
Writing credits : Tom Greene From a Story by Lionel E. Siegel
Cast : Vincent Van Patten (Andy Sheffield), Richard Erdman (Vernon Craig), Dick Van Patten (Palmer), Joan Van Ark (Valerie Sheffield), Frank Gifford (Himself), Grag Evigan (Joe Hamilton), Carol Jones (Judy Grant), Kerry Sherman (Colleen Lightfoot), George Martin (Dr. Penny), Woodrow Chambliss (Mr. Savannah), Jack Bannon (Dr. Melville)

The Story : Athletic Andy Sheffield has been injured in a landslide that also killed his controversial father. OSI chooses the Utah youth to receive an atomic/bionic implant developed by Dr. Wells that will restore his paralyzed legs. Due to the implant, Andy now has a tremendous amount of physical power. He begins a mission to clear his dad's name and Steve is sent to help Andy but Andy gets into a little more than he can handle during the investigation and it is up to Steve to get them out of jeopardy...

Original title : The Bionic Boy (2/2)
First Aired : 07.11.1976 (USA)
Director : Phil Bondelli
Writing credits : Tom Greene From a Story by Lionel E. Siegel
Cast : Vincent Van Patten (Andy Sheffield), Richard Erdman (Vernon Craig), Dick Van Patten (Palmer), Joan Van Ark (Valerie Sheffield), Frank Gifford (Himself), Grag Evigan (Joe Hamilton), Carol Jones (Judy Grant), Kerry Sherman (Colleen Lightfoot), George Martin (Dr. Penny), Woodrow Chambliss (Mr. Savannah), Jack Bannon (Dr. Melville)

The Story : See previous episode.

Original title : Vulture of the Andes
First Aired : 21.11.1976 (USA) 08.10.1980 (FRANCE)
Director : Cliff Bole
Writing credits : Ben Masselink
Cast : Henry Darrow (Senor Byron Falco), Barbara Luna (Leslie Morales), Bernie Kopell (Pete Martin), Zitto Kazann (Raul), Dallas Mitchell (Major Reynolds), Joe Haworth (Air Policeman)

The Story : San Lorenzian Leslie Morales, a glider pilot, is in the U.S. for an international sailplane meet. She has come with wealthy sportsman Byron Falco who plans to seize San Lorenzo. But his plans can only go through with Morale's help, which she must give unwillingly. Leslie drops homing devices on vital targets out of her glider during practice flights. Steve is called in to invstigate and stop the plot to attack the U.S. with guided missles when Falco threatens to blow up the American power plant unless he gets military jets to overtake San Lorenzo...

Original title : Thunderbird Connection (1/2)
First Aired : 28.11.1976 (USA)
Director : Christian I. Nyby II
Writing credits : Jim Carlson & Terrence McDonnell
Cast : Robert Loggia (Mahmud Majid), Jim McMullan (Col. Paul Miller), Martine Beswick (Shali Giba), Jeff David (Col. Raman), Susanne Reed (Jan Lawrence), Ned Romero (Akhmed Khadduri), Barry Miller (Prince Hassad), Charles Bateman (Joe Streeter), James Ingersoll (Air Controller Wilson), Than Wyenn (Omar), Rene Assa (Hakim), Jim B. Smith (Sgt. Collins), Dominic Barto (Amahl), Jim Malinda (Nasser)

The Story : Air Marshal Mahmud Majid rules the Burdabi nation in the name of 14-year-old Prince Hassad. Hassad's father was killed six months earlier by Majid's forces and now he is planning the prince's early demise. The US. Intelligence learns of the plans and must somehow stop Majid from following through with his military takeover. In an effort to stop the murder, the US. offers to send the US. Air Force demonstrator squadron, the Thunderbirds, to celebrate a national holiday. Steve joins the team to save the heir to the throne and maintain peace in the country...

Original title : Thunderbird Connection (2/2)
First Aired : 28.11.1976 (USA)
Director : Christian I. Nyby II
Writing credits : Jim Carlson & Terrence McDonnell
Cast : Robert Loggia (Mahmud Majid), Jim McMullan (Col. Paul Miller), Martine Beswick (Shali Giba), Jeff David (Col. Raman), Susanne Reed (Jan Lawrence), Ned Romero (Akhmed Khadduri), Barry Miller (Prince Hassad), Charles Bateman (Joe Streeter), James Ingersoll (Air Controller Wilson), Than Wyenn (Omar), Rene Assa (Hakim), Jim B. Smith (Sgt. Collins), Dominic Barto (Amahl), Jim Malinda (Nasser)

The Story : See previous episode

Original title : A Bionic Christmas Carol
First Aired : 12.12.1976 (USA) 27.09.1980 (FRANCE)
Director : Gerald Mayer
Writing credits : Wilton Schiller
Cast : Ray Walston (Horton Budge), Dick Sargent (Bob Crandall), Antoinette Bower (Nora Crandall), Noah Keen (Dr. Hendrick), Peter Leeds (Webley), Barry Cahill (Joe), Sheldon Allman (Charlie), June Dayton (Secretary), Howard McGillin (Worker), Ann Dusenberry (Girl Clerk), Kin Shriner (Friend), Adam Rich (Bob, Jr.), Quinn Cummings (Elsie), Sissy Crandall (Bob's other daughter)

The Story : Oscar makes Steve give up his Christmas holiday to investigate a major systems supplier for the space projects. Oscar fears that sabotage in the life support systems may affect a Mars landing. Horton Budge is a cynical industrialist and is so tight that his nephew, Bob Crandall, who is employed at Budge's plant, isn't paid enough to support his family. The sabotage that Oscar fears is the result of the low morale at the plant caused by Budge's miserly ways. Steve utilizes his bionics to bring some cheer and a change of heart to Budge and his family...

Original title : Task Force
First Aired : 19.12.1976 (USA) 11.10.1980 (FRANCE)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : Robert C. Dennis
Cast : Alex Cord (Dave Harraway), Jennifer Darling (Peggy Callahan), Edmund Gilbert (Major Sid Pell), Robert Forward (Air Force General), Gary Cashdollar (M.P.), Scott B. Wells (Sheriff), Taylor Lacher (Nicolini), Jim (Helicopter pilot)

The Story : After meeting all physical requirements, Steve trains with a gang who are planning to steal a thirty million dollar missile. The missile is being transported from San Diego to Nevada, where it is to end up at a testing site. Steve is being watched closely and is unable to warn Oscar what the mercenaries are plotting or that an impersonator is in charge of security. Steve's only hope of warning Oscar the OSI secretary Callahan, who is hanging around the gang...

Original title : The Ultimate Imposter
First Aired : 02.01.1977 (USA) 22.11.1980 (FRANCE)
Director : Paul Stanley
Writing credits : Lionel E. Siegel From a Story by William T. Zacha & Lionel E. Siegel
Cast : Stephen Macht (Joe Patton), Pamela Hensley (Jenny Nicholas), David Sheiner (Stenger), Margaret Fairchild (Lily Stenger), George Ball (Mal), Mark Thomas (Mark), Kim Basinger (Lorraine Stenger)

The Story : OSI scientists have developed a method of feeding information from computers directly into the human brain. The first recipient is Steve's friend, Joe Patton. Because he can speak any language, adapt to any environment or situation, and perform any trivial or technical task, Patton becomes a super agent for the OSI...

Original title : Death Probe (1/2)
First Aired : 09.01.1977 (USA) 18.09.1988 (FRANCE)
Director : Richard Moder
Writing credits : Steven E. De Souza
Cast : Nehemiah Persoff (Major Popov), Jane Merrow (Irena Leonova), Beverly Garland (The Secretary), Ryan MacDonald (The Photographer), Austin Stoker (Captain), Walter Brooke (General Wiley), Don Dubbins (Zack Meesham), Phillip Pine (Russian General), Ross Elliott (The Sheriff), Bill Fletcher (Mechanic)

The Story : The Soviets have a new alloy and use it to create a Venus probe. The life-like probe crash lands in Wyoming, where it thinks it is on Venus and has survived the atmosphere. Steve is called in to stop the probe when its' destination becomes a small town. Both Russian and American forces are desperate to stop the probe before it wipes out the small town...

Original title : Death Probe (2/2)
First Aired : 16.01.1977 (USA) 18.09.1988 (FRANCE)
Director : Richard Moder
Writing credits : Steven E. De Souza
Cast : Nehemiah Persoff (Major Popov), Jane Merrow (Irena Leonova), Austin Stoker (Captain), John de Lancie (Medic)

The Story : The probe is programmed to destroy any and everything in its sight but it can't be demolished by any of the conventional weapons and the nuclear ones are too risky because of the surrounding population. Steve's mission is to divert the probe form its present course and get it to destroy itself without killing Steve...

Original title : Danny's Inferno
First Aired : 23.01.1977 (USA) 13.09.1980 (FRANCE)
Director : Cliff Bole
Writing credits : Tom Greene
Cast : Frank Marth (Bill Bruner), Mills Watson (Lazarus), E.J. Peaker (Glennis), John Hoyt (Dr. Spruger), David Opatoshu (Dr. Monica), Lanny Horn (Danny Lasswell), Larry French (Fireman), David Buchanan (Policeman), Joe Brooks (Janitor)

The Story : Danny Lasswell is a 14-year-old hoping to find a new fuel for his toy rocket. He mixes small amounts of two chemicals at school and ends up blowing a six-foot deep crater in the playground. Unfortunately, he didn't write down the exact measurements, but nevertheless, OSI scientists want to duplicate the formula, then learn how to harness and control the new power source. At the same time he is being pursued by a land developer who has visions of becoming the new energy czar of the world if he can get to the boy and his formula. Steve must protect the boy and the formula from ending up in the hands of the kidnappers...

Original title : Fires of Hell
First Aired : 30.01.1977 (USA) 05.10.1980 (FRANCE)
Director : Ed Abroms
Writing credits : Orville H. Hampton
Cast : Charles Aidman (Bertram Lomax), Ken Swofford (Roy Palmer), Bruce Glover (Sheriff Burgess), Heather Menzies (Alison Harker), Don 'Red' Barry (Howie), Melinda Clair Naud (Susie), Bob Neill (Driver), Natt Christian (Worker), Larry Watson (Firefighter)

The Story : An OSI experimental oil drilling site has a lode of uranium underneath it, unbeknownst to them, but not to Congressman Lomax, Sheriff Burgess, and geologist Roy Palmer. The trio set fire to the well to prevent OSI from discovering it. To cover their tracks, they blame a local conservation group who is opposed to oil drilling in Stoney Creek Reserve. Steve is brought in and disguised as an oil-field roughneck, whom the trio also tries to get out of the way...

Original title : The Infiltrators
First Aired : 06.02.1977 (USA) 20.09.1980 (FRANCE)
Director : Phil Bondelli
Writing credits : Sam Ross
Cast : Michael Conrad (Boris Retsky), Joe Kapp (Cooper), Harold Sylvester (Tollombe), Yvonne Craig (Lena Bannister), Jerry Quarry (Wally), Pervis Atkins (George Mason), Cliff Carnell (Duclaire), John Furlong (TV Guard), Tony Burton (Manager), Jimmy Joyce (Outside Guard), Curtis Credel (Ambulance Driver), Stuart Nisbet (Programmer), Jim Raymond (Ambulance Man)

The Story : Steve goes undercover as an amateur American boxing champ in order to get himself into an assassination team composed of alien "expatriates" whose target may be any of the foreign amateur athletes who have defected. Training in the ring, Steve sees four foreign boxers lift and move over a thousand pounds. He reports this to Oscar and together, using the OSI computers, they discover the foreigners' target. Steve must get to the target before the assassins do; in the process, he is drugged and almost gets killed...

Original title : Carnival of Spies
First Aired : 13.02.1977 (USA) 18.10.1980 (FRANCE)
Director : Richard Moder
Writing credits : Robert C. Dennis From a Story by Richard Carr & Robert C. Dennis
Cast : Lloyd Bochner (Rau), Michael Strong (Herman Lower), Gloria Manon (Shira), Cheryl Miller (Kim), Wes Parker (Walden), Ed Faulkner (Wessler), H.M. Wynant (General), Dave Shelley (Barker), Bob Minor (Hercules), Peter Weiss (Schmidt)

The Story : Steve goes undercover as an amateur American boxing champ in order to get himself into an assassination team composed of alien "expatriates" whose target may be any of the foreign amateur athletes who have defected. Training in the ring, Steve sees four foreign boxers lift and move over a thousand pounds. He reports this to Oscar and together, using the OSI computers, they discover the foreigners' target. Steve must get to the target before the assassins do; in the process, he is drugged and almost gets killed...

Original title : U-509
First Aired : 20.02.1977 (USA) 01.11.1980 (FRANCE)
Director : Phil Bondelli
Writing credits : Michael Wagner
Cast : Guy Doleman (Bulman), Steve Sandor (Covell), William Sylvester (Prescott), Ted Hamilton (Jaffe), Morgan Jones (Captain), Ian Abercrombie (Shoemacher), Peter Canon (Lewis), Len Wayland (Dorn), Josh Taylor (O.D.), Tom Dever (Talker)

The Story : Retired submariner Henry Bullman, of Her Majesty's Royal Navy, finds an abandoned Nazi U-boat and reactivates it. Inside is a forgotten horde of deadly nerve gas. Bulman decides to make $20 million by extorting the US. and threatens to kill 30,000 Americans with the submarine. Steve must dive to the submarine, resist the water pressure, board the sub and stop Bulman. While he is attempting to call the bluff, Steve is taken prisoner and is faced with making a difficult and horrifying decision...

Original title : The Privacy of the Mind
First Aired : 27.02.1977 (USA) 15.11.1980 (FRANCE)
Director : James Lydon
Writing credits : Vanessa Boos
Cast : Paul Mantee (Terry), Suzanne Charny (Dr. Batalova), Roger Perry (Dr. George Berman), Curt Lowens (Sergei Kulikov), Leslie Moonves (Bob Kemps), Bob Neill (Carlson)

The Story : The Russians have offered Dr. Berman a million dollars if he will work for them for a few days. Steve impersonates the often absent-minded professor to discover what kind of work the Russians want. He is knocked out cold and taken to a secret lab. At the lab, Russian scientist Dr. Tamara Batalova and Dr. Berman work in isolation on a computer project that will be able to read minds. The experiment on the computer should only last a week, but Steve may not have that long when it becomes quite obvious to the Russians that he knows nothing at all about biocybernetic communications...

Original title : To Catch the Eagle
First Aired : 06.03.1977 (USA) 19.08.1988 (FRANCE)
Director : Phil Bondelli
Writing credits : Judy Burns From a Story by Peter R. Brooke
Cast : Peter Breck (Silver Cloud), Dehl Berti (Iron Fist), George Loros (Lone Bear), Kathleen Beller (Little Bear), Gerald McRaney (Bob Marsh), Jim Stathis (Ian Swanson), Frank Sotonoma Salsedo (1st Councilman), George American Horse (2nd Councilman), Agustin Vallejo (3rd Councilman)

The Story : Two OSI scientists are searching for radioactive ore in sacred Apache territory when they are trapped in a cave by medicine man Iron Fist. Iron Fist is afraid that the scientists will reveal to the rest of the tribe how valuable the ore is before he can sell it for his own profit. Steve travels to the area and learns that the men will die if not freed soon. To enter the sacred land, Steve must overcome Iron Fist's power and complete an ancient "life or death" ritual by capturing an eagle...